Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Fryer's Yard and North House
Brecon, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Brecon, Powys, designated on 16 December 1976.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 16 December 1976
- Locality
- Brecon
- Town
- Brecon
- Community
- Brecon
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.94710, -3.39126
- Cadw reference
- 7016
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 213 Brecon (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Between St Mary Street and Church Lane.
History
Early to mid C19. Fryer's Yard built as a warehouse, and associated with Lord North - hence name of house. Fryer's Yard of four wings of three storeys arranged round central court. South-West elevation of SW wing faces St Mary Street: right-hand section is known as North House.
Modernised and converted early C21.
Exterior
Fryer's Yard of four three-storey blocks arranged round central court. Southwest elevation of SW wing faces St Mary Street: right-hand section is known as North House.
St Mary St elevation is exposed stone to L, stucco to R. Band at second floor level; plinth. To R, North House has 2 semi-circular lunettes to attic storey. Two three-light sash windows on both first and ground floors. Single sash window in centre on first floor and on ground floor central doorway with fluted pilasters, entablature, and six-panelled door with rectangular fanlight. Right return has semi-circular lunette to top floor.
To L, Fryer's Yard has brick band and brick dressings. Two bays. Modern glazing. Right-hand bay with tall segmental-headed arch rising through two storeys with semi-circular lunette over. Left-hand bay with semi-circular attic lunette, first floor window and window and doorway.
Similar NE elevation to Church Lane is stone with red brick band at second floor level, and red brick voussoirs. Four semi-circular attic lunettes with modern glazing. On first floor, segmental headed openings, two with modern glazing, third comprising a doorway with dressed stone head descending to ground level and a fourth with a 20 pane sash window. On ground floor, windows as in bays above, and camber-headed doorway to R end.
Reason for designation
Unusual early-to-mid C19 former warehouse and house, retaining character and well converted to new use. Group Value with other listed buildings in St Mary Street.
Nearby in the register
- Building to NW of St Mary's Church TowerCommercialunder 1 mi
- The Old Post OfficeCommunicationsunder 1 mi
- Former Rear Wing of No 2 Wheat StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Building occupied by SpectrumCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.